Action (store)

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Action
IndustryRetail
FoundedJuly 1993 (1993-07) in Enkhuizen, Netherlands
Headquarters
Zwaagdijk-Oost
,
Netherlands
Number of locations
1808[1] (2021)
Areas served
Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy
Key people
Adrian Bellamy
Revenue€5.6 billion (2020)
Number of employees
~50,000 (2020)
Websiteaction.com
Action store in a former church in Hoorn, Netherlands
Action store in Overmere, Belgium
Action in department store in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland

Action is an, originally Dutch, international discount store-chain. Owned by different owners like 3i and eurofund V. It sells low budget, non-food and some food products with long shelf lives. Action operates stores in nine countries — Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Czech Republic and Italy. As of 2012, Action is operating more than 1,000 stores and employing more than 38,000 employees.[2] In 2013, Action had a revenue of just over a billion euros, which was a 14% rise compared to 2012 when they had a revenue of 873 million euros.[3]

History[]

Action was founded by Gerard Deen and Rob Wagemaker, who were later joined by Boris Deen. They opened their first store in 1993 in Enkhuizen and started expanding by founding new stores that same year. In 2002, they had 94 stores; in 2005, the first store was opened in Belgium, in Rijkevorsel; and, in 2009, they opened their first store in Germany. In 2012, the company had 300 stores and opened its first store in France. In 2014, Action opened its 500th store. It continued growing exponentially. In 2021, there are more than 1,800 stores across Europe.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Stores | Action.com". www.action.com.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Action wil sneller groeien zonder poespas, Supplychain Magazine, January 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jaaromzet Action boven miljard euro". nieuws.nl (in Dutch). February 15, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Map of locations" (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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